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Thursday, November 1, 2012

China could be closer to the removal of the policy requiring parents to have only one child and, in 2015, families could be allowed to have two children.This is a firm proposal of a think-tank close to the government, China Development Research Foundation (CDRF), which adds to calls within and outside the country, more and more numerous, the Governmentrelaxing the rule imposes parents have only one child . A rule has finished transforming an increasingly aging society, with huge imbalances between sexes. And that has forced thousands of illegal abortions and forced sterilizations. The policy of "one-child" is actually more complicated. For example, the government limits to one the number of children of couples who live in urban areas, while rural families themselves are allowed to have two. In addition there are exceptions, such as for very small families (in which the rule is relaxed) or for those parents who are only children and they themselves are allowed to have two children. "The problems in the structure of society, health and demographic distribution are increasing and impact on social and economic development of China , "he explained this lobby, CDRF, in a statement today. "China has paid a huge political and social due tribute to this distribution policy sexes from birth, involving social conflict and leads to an imbalance in the long term," the statement said. This report specifically called for change and family policy is more flexible, and allow families to have two children. The intention is that the change is introduced from province to province this year and get across the country in 2015. For its part, responsible for the design of this family policy say that if you change this requirement for a single child, the population would increase from 1,300 million to 1,700 million people. Reveals the newspaper 'The Guardian', Cai Yong , a professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, the report CDRF has considerable power, because this think tank working closely with the Chinese government. Therefore, the government itself would be willing to modify the standard family. " That said, at least, that the policy change is inevitable , "said Cai.